Naruto one-shots [Requests OPEN]

Gaara x Reader

A/N: It was not until I read over this that I realised how much I mentioned Temari, so apologies if I have. I just thought it would be different to have the reader older (but if you would like to use your own age then yeah...I'm still a newbie so I'm getting used to these kinds of things)

...15 years ago...

You had recently turned three years old and were making daisy chains in the playground. Sunagakure is in a desert so it had always surprised you how fertile the grass and flowers were. You continued to make the necklace of the small white flowers. The sunlight beat down on the ground making it warm to sit on. A shadow blocked your light and so you looked up.

A girl with blonde pigtails smiled down at you and held her hand out.

"Hello, my name is Temari. You want to be friends?" you smiled as you stood up and shook her hand.

"Sure! My name is *reader*. Sit, we can make daisy chains." The two of you sit down on the ground and start making daisy chains while talking. You talk about your families and siblings; you have an older brother whilst Temari had younger brother and told you of her mother who was pregnant so she'd have another brother or sister. Honestly it'd be an understatement to say that you were a bit taken aback when your new friend told you her father was kazekage, THE kazekage, but you shrugged it off. She was your friend no matter what. After talking about your families, you spoke about simpler things such as what you like and dislike. It turns out that you two were like two peas in a pod. You had found your best friend. You decided to make friendship bracelets made from the daisies and swore that you two would never break them.

"Promise you'll never break the chain?"
"I Promise."

Soon after it was time to head home. You had arranged to meet at the playground everyday...and so you did, up until one day the following January...

You sat on a swing in the playground waiting for your friend to arrive. You had planned to meet in the morning to play but she never showed. Your mother came to get you and told the bad news.

"B-b-but why? How did her mum die?" you questioned your mother being the ignorant three year old you were.

"She died while she was having a baby. Temari has a little brother to take care of now so you won't be seeing her as much."

It gradually sunk in that you wouldn't be seeing your friend for a while.

But you never realised that it would be another three years until that day.

...12 years ago...

You were walking home from the academy when you passed the playground. Memories of you and your best friend float in your mind, imagining yourselves on the swings, making daisy chains, laughing...

'I wonder why I haven't seen her out. It has been three years, surely she should be coming back again. Her baby brother will be old enough to look after himself.'

You headed towards 'your' swing but stopped short as you witnessed a small red-headed boy in front of you on yourswing. The little boy who tightly held his teddy bear looked lonely. A twinge of pity was felt as you recognised the feeling – you were lonely too. You were about to speak to him when a ball almost hits you. Rotating around to face who threw it, you see a group of children who you suspected were younger than you. Before you could vent your anger at them, you spied the little boy in the corner of your eye leaning over, picking the ball up, and begin walking up to the group of kids.

Curiously you watch the interaction.

"...here's your ball back...can I play w-" the red-head spoke so softly that you had to strain your hearing despite standing a few metres away. The angelic looking boy smiled, it was a beautiful smile, however it was wiped off as one of the group interrupted him.